There's Hope For Everyone. That's What Makes

There's A Difference Between Doing Memoir And Writing A Novel. If I Had Put The Story Of The Boy Killing My Dog - And That Was Eric Also, What A Little Monster He Was! - In A Novel, Even If I Took It Directly From Life, It Would Be Fiction.

When I Start, I Have A Feeling For The Characters, And Maybe The Shape Of The Story. Sometimes I Might Even Have The Last Sentence In Mind. But, No Book I've Ever Written Has Ever Ended The Way I Thought It Would. Characters Disappear, Others Come Forward. Once You Start Writing, Everything Changes.

I Thought I Was Terrible [to Play A Cameo] And Decided Never To Act Again.

Reason And Memory Are Nearly Always At Odds.

You're Too Good For This World, And Because Of That The World Will Eventually Crush You.